function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow IMG.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow IMG:last');

    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow IMG:first');

    $active.addClass('last-active');

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});

/*function preloadSlides(){
	var imgObj = new Image();
	var slides = new Array();
		slides[0] = '#$.siteConfig('themeAssetPath')#/images/slideshow/Product-Family.jpg';
		slides[1] = '#$.siteConfig('themeAssetPath')#/images/slideshow/argonne.jpg';
		slides[2] = '#$.siteConfig('themeAssetPath')#/images/slideshow/award.jpg';
		slides[3] = '#$.siteConfig('themeAssetPath')#/images/slideshow/iso.jpg';
		slides[4] = '#$.siteConfig('themeAssetPath')#/images/slideshow/truck.jpg';
	
	var i = 0;
	for(i=0; i<=4; i++){
		imgObj.src = slides[i];
	}
}*/